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Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University

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Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University

What traits are you looking for in a ME school? To help you decide if North Carolina State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ME program.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 285 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from NC State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

NC State Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ME
  • Master’s Degree in ME
  • Doctorate Degree in ME

NC State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The ME major at NC State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 95 students received their master’s degree in ME from NC State. This makes it the #19 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from NC State Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC State is $64,232. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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ME Student Demographics at NC State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at North Carolina State University.

NC State Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

12% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The ME program at NC State awarded 285 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 88% of these degrees went to men with the other 12% going to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at NC State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 209
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

NC State Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

15% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 95 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NC State, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a master's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 44
International Students 44
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

NC State also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Mechanical Engineers 8,000 $87,470
Cost Estimators 6,580 $62,590
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,060 $140,980
Engineering Professors 1,400 $89,850
Aerospace Engineers 570 $100,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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